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and would do all he could
to ensure the seat was
won by the PNM this
year.
Most of the party
groups supported Beckles
as their candidate. She
was greeted with loud
cheers and hugs when
she arrived at Balisier
House shortly before 7
pm on Wednesday.
Beckles said yesterday
she was disappointed by
the results but remained
committed to the poli-
tics.
She said she was com-
mitted to serve the peo-
ple of Arima and was
seeking an early meeting
with the constituency
executive, following
which a statement would
be issued.
She said it was clear
the constituents and the
party groups were fully
supportive of her.
On Wednesday when
she arrived at Balisier
House for screening, a
large group of her sup-
porters chanted: "Penny,
Penny, Penny."
There was also a
"rhythm section" outside
the party headquarters
but they were advised
against playing music
during the screening
process.
Wednesday s eight-
hour screening process
for candidates for the
constituencies of
Toco/Sangre Grande,
Caroni East, Tabaquite
and Arima ended around
2 am yesterday.
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RICHARD LORD
Retired ACP Glenda
Jennings-Smith was
chosen to contest the
Toco/Sangre Grande
seat for the People s
National Movement
(PNM).
Jennings-Smith, 58,
said she retired from the
Police Service last
December.
In an interview after
the screening she said she
was confident of winning
the seat for her political
party and was prepared
to abide by the rules of
the party and serve to the
best of her ability.
She added she was
committed to doing all
she could to help the
PNM return to power in
the general election this
year.
However, president of
the Police Social and
Welfare Association,
Inspector Anand Rame-
sar, expressed concern
about retired officers
moving from the Police
Service straight into
active politics.
He was responding to
questions about Jen-
nings-Smith being cho-
sen as a candidate for the
PNM. She retired after
32 years service.
Ramesar said it was
"funny and unfortunate"
she would be chosen for
that seat as she worked
as an officer in that area.
He said it was unfor-
tunate that officers were
moving so soon after
leaving the service into
politics.
He said as soon as for-
mer deputy commission-
er Mervyn Richardson
retired he took up a job
at the National Security
Ministry on contract. He
noted that Richardson
was the investigator in
the on-going Emailgate
probe.
Ramesar said when
officers did that, it gave
the impression there was
"involvement in politics
over the years and it
compromises the percep-
tion that they were not
impartial while in the
Police Service."
He said there must be
"some rule or period" to
elapse before any retired
officer could get into
active politics.
Ramesar suggested
that retired police officers
should not enter active
politics before a period
of two years elapsed after
retiring from the service.
Rejected Penny to
decide next move
Penny Beckles-Robin-
son, who was rejected by
the People s National
Movement s (PNM)
screening committee as
the prospective candidate
for Arima in this year s
general election is seeking
an urgent meeting with
the constituency execu-
tive to determine her next
move.
Deputy Mayor of
Arima and former T&T
Unified Teachers Asso-
ciation (TTUTA) presi-
dent Anthony Garcia was
chosen as the candidate.
Garcia said he was
pleased to be chosen to
contest the Arima seat
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Glenda Jennings-Smith
Penny Beckles-Robinson
Police Association worried as...
PNM picks retired cop for Grande
Sara Alisa Budhu, 25, a purchasing manager at
a private company and former teacher, was
chosen to contest the Caroni East seat.
Candidates for the Tabaquite constituency
were screened and Kevin Chan, a 26-year-old
field operations supervisor, was selected.
Party general secretary Ashton Ford said so far
25 candidates had been approved by the
committee.